Libyan Prime Minister’s Abduction Caps Year of Militia Mayhem
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The abduction of Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zaidan was only the latest sign that his interim government’s control over the country is slipping.
Zaidan was freed yesterday, hours after he was held by the country’s anti-crime unit at a Tripoli hotel. His seizure followed the killing of the U.S. ambassador, attacks on the French and Russian embassies, and the assassination of top military officers, all within little more than a year. Oil output has plunged, and there’s no sign security will improve any time soon.